Justin Tadlock

Justin Tadlock is a developer, designer, and writer. He is a one-time winner of National Novel Writing Month. He has worked with WordPress in some form since 2005. He also has too many cats, chickens, and ducks.

10up Releases Autoshare for Twitter WordPress Plugin

Justin Tadlock · January 24, 2020 · 2 Comments

On Tuesday, 10up released its Autoshare for Twitter plugin. The plugin is designed to automatically tweet blog posts as they … Continue reading 10up Releases Autoshare for Twitter WordPress Plugin →
Gutenberg 7.3 Brings Navigation Block Colors, Block Collections API, and Dynamic Post Blocks

Justin Tadlock · January 23, 2020 · 2 Comments

The Gutenberg team announced version 7.3 of the plugin yesterday. This was the second release of the year, which included … Continue reading Gutenberg 7.3 Brings Navigation Block Colors, Block Collections API, and Dynamic Post Blocks →
GiveWP Plugin Users Raised Over $100 Million in Donations in 2019

Justin Tadlock · January 22, 2020 · 1 Comment

GiveWP plugin users raised $106 million in donations in 2019. This is the first time donation amounts have crossed the … Continue reading GiveWP Plugin Users Raised Over $100 Million in Donations in 2019 →
GoDaddy’s ‘Go’ WordPress Theme Offers a Page-Building Experience via the Block Editor

Justin Tadlock · January 21, 2020 · 6 Comments

GoDaddy launched its Go WordPress theme last week. It has been publicly available through its GitHub repository for several months, … Continue reading GoDaddy’s ‘Go’ WordPress Theme Offers a Page-Building Experience via the Block Editor →
Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve

Justin Tadlock · January 20, 2020 · 21 Comments

The Fields API. Never heard of it? That’s OK. Outside of the inner development community, it is not widely known. … Continue reading Gutenberg Can Tackle the Problems the Fields API Tried to Solve →
Blocksy WordPress Theme Provides a Solid Block-Editor Experience

Justin Tadlock · January 17, 2020 · 19 Comments

Creative Themes dropped version 1.6.8 of its Blocksy WordPress theme yesterday. It was an update to a theme that is … Continue reading Blocksy WordPress Theme Provides a Solid Block-Editor Experience →
WordCamp Houston Returning After 10 Years

Justin Tadlock · January 16, 2020 · 7 Comments

After a 10-year hiatus, WordCamp Houston will return in 2020. The event will run from May 9-10 at the Hilton … Continue reading WordCamp Houston Returning After 10 Years →
Get Involved With Block-Based WordPress Theme Experiments

Justin Tadlock · January 15, 2020 · 7 Comments

As the WordPress theme review team wound down their team meeting yesterday, they were finalizing what their focus area for … Continue reading Get Involved With Block-Based WordPress Theme Experiments →
Dollie Platform Launches, Provides Tools to Build and Deploy Pre-Configured WordPress Installs

Justin Tadlock · January 14, 2020 · 4 Comments

Stratus5, a company that specializes in cloud container management and business service automation, launched Dollie today. Dollie is a cloud-based … Continue reading Dollie Platform Launches, Provides Tools to Build and Deploy Pre-Configured WordPress Installs →
Can the Block Directory and Business Interests Coexist?

Justin Tadlock · January 13, 2020 · 17 Comments

WordPress.org is not an official marketplace for plugins and themes. Except for some plugins that are strictly SaaS products, all … Continue reading Can the Block Directory and Business Interests Coexist? →
Upcoming Tailwind CSS 1.2.0 Includes Grid Support and New Utilities

Justin Tadlock · January 10, 2020 · 2 Comments

Adam Wathan, creator of the Tailwind CSS, published the early release notes for the upcoming version 1.2.0 update to the … Continue reading Upcoming Tailwind CSS 1.2.0 Includes Grid Support and New Utilities →